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1968 - The Ranging Waiter: Cafe Encore In Londons West End Is The Only Restaurant In The World Where You Are Served By Upside-Down Waiters With Lop-Sided Smiles. Thats Because The Waiters Are Really Swinging-Swinging By Their Legs From A Trapeze Attached To The Restaurant Ceiling. They Are So Adept That They Can Show Customers To Their Table, Take Orders And Serve Cocktails. Swinging Waiter, Kevin John Says: The Customers Think Its A Great Service. Theres Never Any Problem Trying To Catch A Waiters Eye Across A Crowded Restaurant, As Hes Literally Hovering Above Table The Whole Time. Most People Want To Join In The Spitit Of Fun. But The Nearest They Can Get To Having Such A Swinging Time Is On Ordering A Highball. Kevin Who Is 24. -rained For The Job When He Was In A Travelling Circus But Me Had To Give Up The High Trapeze When He Had A Bad Fall And Was In Hospital For Two Years. Kevin And The Other Waiters Hans About The Restaurant Every Evening From 7 To Midnight, Raising The Roof With Their Antics. Photo shows Kevin John Swinging Waiter Serving A Customer With A Highball At The Cafe Encore. (Credit Image: (c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)

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